A genre defying artist born with blues in her blood, being the daughter of blues icon Taj Mahal, draws on personal experience to express the pain of adversity & strength to challenge racial, physical, & gender stereotypes in her vulnerable explorations of resonant emotion & empowerment anthems.

JAZZ RE:FRESHED NEW YORK EDITION

07.14.17

Jazz re:freshed are pioneering a 2-year project in collaboration with British Underground to put a global spotlight on progressive UK Jazz. UK jazz is undergoing a revolution - where culture and music reflect the varying influences and times we are living in. Now is one of the most interesting and creative times for jazz globally and New York is a great platform to share the UK's modern perspective. This night will showcase some of the most exciting sounds on London’s Jazz scene today.

Moses Boyd is a drummer, composer and producer from south London. Moses leads his band Moses Boyd Exodus, which features band members Theon Cross on Tuba, Artie Zaitz on Guitar, Binker Golding Tenor Saxophone and Nathaniel Cross on Trombone and has been performing together for 4 years. Getting the attention of taste makers such as Gilles Peterson, Four Tet and Floating Points.

The Exodus Fuses Jazz, Grime, Electronica, and Afrobeat sensibilities within their live show. The band has performed at festivals such as Xjazzberlin, State X New Forms in the Netherlands, Gilles petersons Worldwide Awards. As well as online outlets such as Boilerroom and RedBull music, and also have touring engagements this summer across Europe.

Moses Boyd is recipient of UK Parliamentary Jazz Awards, Best Newcomer of the year 2016, Giles Peterson Worldwide Awards' John Peel Play More Jazz Award 2016, MOBO Awards 2015 Best Jazz Act and the Worshipful Company of Musicians 2014, Young Jazz Musician of the Year Award.

Native Dancer was formed in 2013. Together they have developed their own sound-world in a process that denies none of their influences to create something fresh, exciting and relevant to the now.

With references to electro-pop, hip-hop and trip-hop, soul and jazz, Native Dancer have drawn comparisons to Hiatus Kaiyote, The Cinematic Orchestra and Me’Shell Ndegocello among others; making a name for themselves as a trailblazing band known for their beautifully produced releases, displaying a powerful combination of slick production and virtuosic playing; and an exciting, risk-taking, live experience. In a world gripped with fear, this is a soundworld that refuses boarders and genre classification, promoting unity and a deeper level of understanding of ourselves and our relationship to the earth.

Expect beat driven songs with soulful vocals, searching lyrics and glitchy, trip- hoppy, psychedelic, soundscapes that will take you on a multidimensional journey.

Shabaka Hutchings, a saxophonist, band leader and composer, is a significant force in the next generation of young innovative musicians and thriving improvising scene in London.

Hutchings has three primary projects – Shabaka and the Ancestors, Sons of Kemet and Comet is Coming. Between them, Hutchings has gathered a substantial number of awards and nominations, including winning the 2013 MOBO ‘Jazz Act of the Year’, 2013 Parliamentary Jazz Awards nomination for ‘Jazz Musician of the Year’, winner of the 2014 Paul Hamlyn Composer Award, 2015 Jazz FM Awards ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’, 2016 Mercury Music Prize nomination, 2017 Jazz FM Awards ‘UK Jazz Act of the Year’.

Shabaka continues to sit outside the box, interested in the undefinable gaps and going beyond jazz. To date, Hutchings has released to critical aclaim 4 studio albums and 2 EPs, alongside featuring on several other albums with highly respected artists. New albums expected in 2018.